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  • Climate Science
  • Earth System Science
  • Environmental Policy

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  • Global emission reduction efforts are failing to meet Paris Agreement temperature goals.
  • Overshoot pathways, which temporarily exceed warming limits, are increasingly prioritized for study.
  • Understanding risks associated with overshoot and subsequent temperature decline is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the differences in climate change and risks between overshoot and non-overshoot pathways.
  • To assess the potential for reversing global warming after exceeding temperature targets.
  • To identify requirements for mitigating risks associated with climate overshoot.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of climate change projections under different emission scenarios.
  • Evaluation of Earth system feedbacks influencing temperature trajectories.
  • Assessment of carbon dioxide removal requirements and feasibility.

Main Results:

  • Overshoot pathways lead to different climate change impacts than stabilization pathways.
  • Declining global temperatures post-overshoot can mitigate long-term risks like sea-level rise.
  • Earth system feedbacks may hinder temperature reversal, and carbon dioxide removal at scale faces limitations.

Conclusions:

  • While temperature decline post-overshoot may limit some long-term risks, its feasibility is uncertain.
  • Near-term, rapid emission reductions are the most effective strategy for mitigating climate risks.
  • Adaptation planning must consider the limitations of relying on future temperature reversal.